Peter Gasston
@petergasston.co.uk
Londoner, digital technology enthusiast, generalist, humanist, protopist, left-of-centrist, not a futurist.
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· Nov 18
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The new ByteDance SeeDance 2.0 video model is VERY good. Each video is the very first output of the prompt. There are four, worth seeing them all to get a sense of the range (and potential issues)
"A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"
"A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
The new ByteDance SeeDance 2.0 video model is VERY good. Each video is the very first output of the prompt. There are four, worth seeing them all to get a sense of the range (and potential issues)
"A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"
"A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"
A new study finds that #AI can outperform average human creativity in test conditions — but not above-average human creativity.
scitechdaily.com/ai-is-now-mo...
scitechdaily.com/ai-is-now-mo...
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A new study finds that #AI can outperform average human creativity in test conditions — but not above-average human creativity.
scitechdaily.com/ai-is-now-mo...
scitechdaily.com/ai-is-now-mo...
ChatGPT is still the most-used #AI platform, but it's plateauing / in decline. Gemini is growing.
(Data is based on desktop Web use; apps may tell a different story).
(Data is based on desktop Web use; apps may tell a different story).
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
ChatGPT is still the most-used #AI platform, but it's plateauing / in decline. Gemini is growing.
(Data is based on desktop Web use; apps may tell a different story).
(Data is based on desktop Web use; apps may tell a different story).
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think this might be one of the first good instances of AI visual art I've seen. the making of is great too cannoneyed.com/projects/iso...
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
think this might be one of the first good instances of AI visual art I've seen. the making of is great too cannoneyed.com/projects/iso...
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Contrary to social-media lore, it is one of the safest cities in the world
London is far safer than violent viral videos will have you believe
Contrary to social-media lore, it is one of the safest cities in the world
econ.st
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Contrary to social-media lore, it is one of the safest cities in the world
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In the unlikely event anyone wants to read some words on a topic adjacent to the below, here are some (by me, sorry) www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-muir-do...
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
In the unlikely event anyone wants to read some words on a topic adjacent to the below, here are some (by me, sorry) www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-muir-do...
Runway released the results of a test that found that *90% of people cannot reliably distinguish synthetic video from real footage*. Shown side-by-side #AI and real videos and asked to choose which was AI, people chose correctly an average of 57.1% — little better than chance.
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Runway released the results of a test that found that *90% of people cannot reliably distinguish synthetic video from real footage*. Shown side-by-side #AI and real videos and asked to choose which was AI, people chose correctly an average of 57.1% — little better than chance.
This commentary certainly doesn't sound like Chelsea just got beaten at home. #CarabaoCup #Arsenal #CHEARS
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This commentary certainly doesn't sound like Chelsea just got beaten at home. #CarabaoCup #Arsenal #CHEARS
@support.bsky.team Can you do something about custom feeds for live sport? I'm trying to accompany a game and the feed I follow hasn't updated for over an hour. I *know* this isn't because nobody's posting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
@support.bsky.team Can you do something about custom feeds for live sport? I'm trying to accompany a game and the feed I follow hasn't updated for over an hour. I *know* this isn't because nobody's posting.
I actually ❤️ this thought by @genmon.fyi; let's radically reform #copyright. Shorter terms, stronger enforcement. Encourage new things in the world and get us out of this cycle of cultural nostalgia. Is it workable? IDK! But I'd love to see it considered seriously.
interconnected.org/home/2025/12...
interconnected.org/home/2025/12...
More scraps from my notes file
Posted on Friday 26 Dec 2025. 430 words, 6 links. By Matt Webb.
interconnected.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I actually ❤️ this thought by @genmon.fyi; let's radically reform #copyright. Shorter terms, stronger enforcement. Encourage new things in the world and get us out of this cycle of cultural nostalgia. Is it workable? IDK! But I'd love to see it considered seriously.
interconnected.org/home/2025/12...
interconnected.org/home/2025/12...
This is a really good podcast episode. @emollick.bsky.social, who I think is brilliantly rational on the subject of #AI, and #LLMs particularly, debates a podcast host who is skeptical (actually I’d say cynical) about the value of AI.
pca.st/g89xextx
pca.st/g89xextx
An AI Expert Challenges an AI Skeptic, with Ethan Mollick
pca.st
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
This is a really good podcast episode. @emollick.bsky.social, who I think is brilliantly rational on the subject of #AI, and #LLMs particularly, debates a podcast host who is skeptical (actually I’d say cynical) about the value of AI.
pca.st/g89xextx
pca.st/g89xextx
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Adam Davies, founder of Not Quite Past, a design start-up that explored using AI to design modern Delft tiles, told Malika Brown that “used wisely, AI can bring about a renewed production of objects in the artistic traditions of the past.”
https://bit.ly/4p7jQZs
https://bit.ly/4p7jQZs
All fired up about antique Delft – and a surprise brush with AI | The Observer
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Adam Davies, founder of Not Quite Past, a design start-up that explored using AI to design modern Delft tiles, told Malika Brown that “used wisely, AI can bring about a renewed production of objects in the artistic traditions of the past.”
https://bit.ly/4p7jQZs
https://bit.ly/4p7jQZs
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We scored three goals since my feed last refreshed. @support.bsky.team
Once again, @bsky.app completely useless for accompanying live sports. ~20 minute wait for feed to refresh.
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We scored three goals since my feed last refreshed. @support.bsky.team
People (rightly) bring up Her when talking about our current relationship with AI assistants, but Ex Machina deserves more attention. It raises the idea that *even if we’ve been explicitly shown that something is a machine*, we might still believe it’s conscious. Clear parallels to “AI psychosis”.
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
People (rightly) bring up Her when talking about our current relationship with AI assistants, but Ex Machina deserves more attention. It raises the idea that *even if we’ve been explicitly shown that something is a machine*, we might still believe it’s conscious. Clear parallels to “AI psychosis”.
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures is one of the best books I’ve read lately. The story of the invention of cinema and the processes of #innovation. You can listen to the audiobook, read by the ace Paterson Joseph, on BBC Sounds (free in the UK) for the next 24 days.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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August 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures is one of the best books I’ve read lately. The story of the invention of cinema and the processes of #innovation. You can listen to the audiobook, read by the ace Paterson Joseph, on BBC Sounds (free in the UK) for the next 24 days.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A substantial portion of the press has lost its mind over AI. I know you can't fully expect impartial reporting from an industry which sees the technology as an existential threat, but the result is that reasonable and important critique is drowned out by hysteria.
August 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A substantial portion of the press has lost its mind over AI. I know you can't fully expect impartial reporting from an industry which sees the technology as an existential threat, but the result is that reasonable and important critique is drowned out by hysteria.
It’s summer in the UK, which means it’s fruit season. If you’re able, get yourself along to your local farm shop or market and buy anything you can get your hands on. Today I bought cherries, strawberries, and greengages, delicious and fresh off the plant. To hell with your Dubai chocolate.
August 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It’s summer in the UK, which means it’s fruit season. If you’re able, get yourself along to your local farm shop or market and buy anything you can get your hands on. Today I bought cherries, strawberries, and greengages, delicious and fresh off the plant. To hell with your Dubai chocolate.